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Digital payment platform Freecharge, travel retail operator TFS tie up
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Tuesday, 30 August, 2016, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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fiogf49gjkf0d fiogf49gjkf0d Freecharge, one of India’s leading digital payments platform, entered a partnership with Travel Food Services (TFS), one of India’s largest travel retail operator.
Through this association, passengers can use Freecharge wallets to pay for their orders in a faster and secure way at select food outlets across Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Mangalore and Bangalore airports.
In addition, the Rail Dhabas at Pune and Visakhapatnam railway stations will also be operated by TFS and offer digital payment facilities through Freecharge. The outlets located there include Andhra Kitchen, Curry Kitchen, Maroosh and Noodle Wok.
TFS customers can avail a cash-back benefit in their first transaction at TFS-operated outlets at major outlets as well as at the aforementioned railway stations.
TFS operates food and beverage outlets at major airports, including Cafeccino, Dominos, Subway, Idli.com, Curry Kitchen, Cafe Coffee Day, Dilli Streat, Swich, Noodle Wok, Mumbai Streat and KFC, which can offer the Freecharge convenience to travellers.
In line with its vision of transforming travel and constant efforts to improve the experience of people on the move, TFS has enabled the tremendous convenience of cashless transactions with Freecharge wallets at busy ports of travels.
Travellers can pay using their mobile phones and registered mobile numbers with Freecharge and complete the transaction with the OnTheGo pin in less than ten seconds.
With this partnership, Freecharge creates another milestone in its journey to make consumers move from cash to e-cash.
Furthermore, Freecharge is also creating an end-to-end digital payments experience for passengers by also enabling their ride to airports and railway stations cashless.
The company is in the process of on-boarding taxis across India and as a part of the pilot programme, over 15,000 taxis across Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore are already accepting payments via Freecharge wallet.
Govind Rajan, chief executive officer, Freecharge, said, “Freecharge is a customer-centric comoany that strives to offer unmatched payment solutions to its customers.”
“Food counters by TFS are the go-to dining options for travellers during transit. Our partnership with TFS will greatly benefit passengers, as they don’t have to worry about paying in cash or searching for change in the urgency of boarding their flight or train,” he added.
“With this partnership, customers will stand to benefit from a swift, secure and hassle-free digital payment experience,” Rajan said.
“Our aim is to bring on board merchants where the digital payments will remove friction and help expedite the process of payments at the counter. We are excited to be contributing towards the government’s vision of less cash economy,” he added.
Varun Kapur, executive director, TFS, said, “Our association with Freecharge is a great step forward to offer more convenience to our travelling customers and in providing a swifter and secure payment option at ports of travel that are busy and warrants such initiatives that will save passengers’ time.”
“The partnership will benefit users offering more convenience through the effective use of technology. This endeavour is aligned to our commitment to transform the experience of travellers and promises to enhance customer satisfaction while on the move,” he said.
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